FlumeAward – Soundless Soundless by Richelle Mead This is a fantasy with an element of Chinese folklore. It has a strong female character who possesses great artistic ability. She lives in a mountain village where everyone has lost the ability to hear and some are going blind. The plot is pretty thin and the book’s …
FlumeAward – Speechless Speechless by Hannah Harrington Chelsea is best friends with Kristen, THE girl at school, the popular queen and Chelsea is her satellite. At a party at Kristen’s house, Chelsea gets drunk, stumbles into a room with two boys making out with each other, then outs them to those at the party. Two …
FlumeAward – Spill Zone Spill Zone by Scott Westerfeld2017SLJ – general teenPW – ages 15+"The first volume of an original graphic novel series from New York Times–bestselling author Scott Westerfeld, illustrated by Alex Puvilland.Three years ago an event destroyed the small city of Poughkeepsie, forever changing reality within its borders. Uncanny manifestations and lethal dangers …
FlumeAward – Starters Starters by Lissa Price Despite having begun my "over it" view of the dystopia books when I read this, I still enjoyed it a lot. The premise is awesome, and I liked the family element in this one (not that it’s revolutionary, but it’s nice). I liked the action in it, it …
FlumeAward – Some Girls Are Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers Regina, a high school senior, is one the popular girls at school, part of the Fearsome Five. Then she isn’t. One night, at a party that gets a little out of control, her best friend’s boyfriend tries to rape her. Regina doesn’t know what …